Canberra Museums Quiz: Phar Lap's Heart and National Treasures

This Canberra museums quiz tours the national institutions of Australia's capital. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the National Museum of Australia and Phar Lap's heart, the National Gallery and Blue Poles, the Australian War Memorial and its Last Post ceremony, Questacon, the National Portrait Gallery and Old Parliament House.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Heart
Which museum displays the heart of racehorse Phar Lap?
Horse
Who was Phar Lap?
Opened
When did the National Museum of Australia open?
Painting
Which Jackson Pollock painting is in the National Gallery?
Memorial
Which ceremony is held daily at the Australian War Memorial?
Tomb
Who lies in the Hall of Memory?
Science
What is Questacon?
Faces
Which gallery shows portraits of notable Australians?
Democracy
What does Old Parliament House now hold?
City
Why are so many national museums in Canberra?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which museum displays the heart of racehorse Phar Lap?
Answer: National Museum of Australia
His hide is in Melbourne.
Q2: Who was Phar Lap?
Answer: A champion racehorse
He won the 1930 Melbourne Cup.
Q3: When did the National Museum of Australia open?
Answer: 2001
It sits on Acton Peninsula.
Q4: Which Jackson Pollock painting is in the National Gallery?
Answer: Blue Poles
Its 1973 purchase caused a stir.
Q5: Which ceremony is held daily at the Australian War Memorial?
Answer: Last Post ceremony
It honors one fallen person each day.
Q6: Who lies in the Hall of Memory?
Answer: The Unknown Australian Soldier
He was buried there in 1993.
Q7: What is Questacon?
Answer: The national science and technology centre
It is full of hands-on exhibits.
Q8: Which gallery shows portraits of notable Australians?
Answer: National Portrait Gallery
It opened in its own building in 2008.
Q9: What does Old Parliament House now hold?
Answer: Museum of Australian Democracy
Parliament moved in 1988.
Q10: Why are so many national museums in Canberra?
Answer: It is Australia's capital
National institutions cluster there.

Phar Lap's Heart, Blue Poles and the Last Post

As Australia's capital, Canberra is home to many national museums and galleries. The National Museum of Australia, opened in 2001 on Acton Peninsula, tells the nation's stories through objects such as the huge heart of Phar Lap, the champion racehorse who won the 1930 Melbourne Cup.

The National Gallery of Australia holds Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles, whose 1973 purchase caused fierce debate and is now seen as a bargain. The Australian War Memorial holds the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier, buried in its Hall of Memory in 1993, and a Last Post ceremony each day honors one fallen person.

Questacon, the national science and technology centre, is packed with hands-on exhibits for children and adults. The National Portrait Gallery shows famous faces, and Old Parliament House, used until 1988, now holds the Museum of Australian Democracy.

What This Quiz Teaches

Museum fans will enjoy these questions.

Which museum holds Phar Lap's heart
Which artworks are famous
How the War Memorial honors soldiers
Which science centre to visit
What Old Parliament House became

Did You Know?

Phar Lap's skeleton is in New Zealand's Te Papa museum.
Many national museums have free general entry.
The National Library also displays rare treasures.
The War Memorial's Roll of Honour lists names in bronze.
Several museums sit near Lake Burley Griffin.